Welcome to the Department of Government !

The Department of Government covers a wide range of political science topics in Austrian and Comparative Politics. Research and teaching mainly focus on political representation, party competition, political institutions, political economy and political behavior.

Further information on our team, current research projects and teaching can be found on the following pages.

Information on research of the research center 'Vienna Center for Electoral Research (VieCER)' can be found on the webpage of VieCER.

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Guest Talk by Jens Wäckerle 04. May 2026, 11:30 a.m.
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Das ERC-geförderte Projekt PARTISAN untersucht, wie politische Vorurteile und Stereotype Konflikte verstärken - von der Familie bis ins Berufsleben....
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Your future position is based at the Department of Government, which is a leading centre for research on the comparative politics in Europe and...
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The Senior Scientist contributes to research, teaching and "third mission" in the field of Austrian politics. The focus is on research on political...
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An updated version of the AUTNES Online Panel Study 2017–2024 (available in German and English) is now available via the Austrian Social Science Data...
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The Department of Government kindly invites you to the Seminar Series Talk by Elena Leuschner.
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On 26 March, Associate Professor Carolina Plescia gave a public lecture on the semester’s theme: ‘Where is democracy heading?’
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We are happy to welcome Associate Professor Flemming Juul Christiansen at our department from April to June 2026. We wish him a nice time at the...
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We are happy to welcome Dr. Will Lowe as Senior Research Fellow at our department from April to June 2026. We wish him a nice time at the University...
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Fear of migrants, national pride, and anger at elites are just some examples of the ways in which emotions play an important part in today’s political...
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On 9 April 2026, a workshop on online panel surveys will take place.
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Sylvia Kritzinger und Michael Lysander Fremuth, Co-Leiter*innen des Forschungsverbunds Demokratie und Menschenrechte, beleuchten im Rudolphina...
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12.06.2020
 

Pitch a Thesis - online: Forschung und (Berufs-)Praxis für Sozialwissenschaftler*innen

Am 16. Juni, 13:00 bis 14:30 Uhr stellen Studierende aus dem Sowi-Bereich den Forschungszweck ihrer Abschlussarbeit vor.
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24.04.2020
 

Announcement: post doc position for 4,25 years; application deadline: 30.05.

For a person with excellent knowledge of quantitative methods in the social sciences and interest in data science.
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09.03.2020
 

The Effects of a Wall: Gender Attitudes and Political Gender Gaps in Unified Germany

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